Strategic Operations Director

3 days ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Canonical Full time

This role reports directly to the VP of Global Support and has executive visibility as a key leader in the company. Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with department leadership to shape long-term strategies for the department.
  • Understand, report, and manage organisation and team-level KPIs.
  • Prioritise growth initiatives and safeguard current operations.
  • Manage the strategic agenda of the leadership team.
  • Run leadership team meetings.
  • Ensure a strong, candid team dynamic with productive, professional dialogue.
  • Be a strategic adviser, confidant, and proxy for the VP of Global Support.
  • Clarify and oversee connection points and initiatives across departments.
  • Optimise processes by looking for and addressing gaps and inefficiencies.

Requirements:

  • You are an articulate communicator and master organiser.
  • You love open-source software and working with brilliant people.
  • You enjoy getting all the details right and running a smooth organisation.
  • You're a proven generalist and follow industry trends and new technologies.
  • You understand and value getting things done the right way.
  • You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
  • You've worked with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu.
  • You are familiar with public and private cloud platforms.

What We Offer:

  • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
  • Annual compensation review.
  • Recognition rewards.
  • Annual holiday leave.
  • Maternity and paternity leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
  • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.


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